TITLE: -UPCYCLING ARCHITECTURE

INTRODUCTION
India is getting buried under mounds of trash as the country has been generating more than
30.38 million tones in a year.
urbanization is on a rise all around the world, this is due to population reaching its peak and
migration from rural to urban. The more the population, the more demand for the
manufactured goods and services. more solid waste generated, and it has become a task to
manage waste leading to the creation of landfills, it has a huge potential to cause a number
of issues.
There are numerous critical global issues that need immediate attention, although progress
towards solving them is being implemented. the problem of solid waste disposal needs
immediate attention and since plastic is resistant to the process of degradation, now it is the
need that we rethink, reduce, reuse and recycle the solid waste.
Reuse or recycling of a discarded waste can help to solve the issue of solid waste disposal to
some extent. The process of upcycling waste material helps by saving available space in
landfills, it reduces the amount of energy and resources such as water, petroleum, natural
gases and coal needed to create new materials, reducing greenhouse gas emission. the
construction industries are one, which can have the application of recycled material since
the building industry is responsible for huge production of GHG (green house gases) like CO2
leading to climate change.
There are number of reusable alternatives for most building materials today, bringing about
new artistic visions and expressions to a project, which can be benefit to the society, since
the whole idea is to reduce the solid waste and reuse the material towards building
Sustainability.

AIM: -To explore different possibilities of reusing and recycling solid waste in
architecture, into useful construction materials there by reducing the negative impacts of
construction waste disposal on the environment.

OBJECTIVES: -
a] Upcycling solid waste so that no trash is to be sent to landfills, incinerators or the ocean
b] Study on different types of solid waste, its properties and its uses.
c] Reduce the carbon footprint by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
d] Principals of recycling and reusing waste.
e] Study of Architectural dealing
 HYPOTHESIS: -
Different possibilities that can be adopted in exploring new ways in architecture through
upcycling waste materials leading to sustainable approach.

METHODOLOGY – ISSUE BASED

1 Introduction of upcycling building Materials.
a. Wood (reusable/recyclable/biodegradable)
b. Earthen Materials (reusable/biodegradable)
c. Steel, Aluminium, Iron, Copper (reusable/recyclable)
d. Bricks (reusable/recyclable)

2 Criteria for sustainable building material.

3 Upcycling of building materials.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: -
https://www.archdaily.com/985591/db-schenker-upcycling-hub-airlab?
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LITERATURE STUDY
Introduction to the topic
Since the dawn of history, a number of materials have been developed by man which offer
benefits which are not found in natural materials .materials are regarded as an important
aspect of civilization .in earlier times, man majorly used naturally available materials like
mud, wood, stone to satisfy its needs. Since decades, humans are in a constant effort to
develop materials which can adapt to the changing conditions of users ‘needs and are
compatible to the natural environments. With the advancement in developments, a number
of synthetic materials .such miracle material which came to be developed which replaced
the naturally occurring materials.

ELABORATION ON KEYWORDS
UPCYCLED MATERIAL-Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials into new
materials and objects. Upcycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and
reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air
pollution (from landfilling).

WASTE DISPOSAL- improper waste disposal is the reason behind waste pollution.

SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL- A sustainable material or sustainable resource is something

whose production is supported indefinitely by nature, which means, a resource is used up at
the same speed that it is renewed. Sustainable, whether in materials, energy or practices,
means a limited degrading the environment. Because they create few stresses on the
environment, society can safely rely on them well into the future. Sustainable isn’t all or
nothing: some materials are very eco-friendly; others rank moderately well and some have
poor sustainability. over time, less-sustainable materials tend to be phased out as better
ones are introduced.

COST EFFECTIVE – Producing good results without costing a lot of money. Cost-effective
measures can help to combat poverty. Upcycling of waste can produce low-cost building
materials which can lead to cost effective construction. Cost effectiveness can lead to
sustainability.
CASE STUDY: MANAV SADHNA
BY AR Yatin Pandya
PROJECT HISTORY: Cities like Ahmedabad alone produce 2750 metric tonnes. This waste
is simply dumped openly in the landfill sites, which uses enormous volumes of fossil fuel,
creating an altered, polluted, unsafe and unhealthy landscape.
The activity centre is located amidst the largest squatter settlement (slum) of Ahmedabad,
and was created under the initiative of the social NGO, Manav Sadhna. The campus also
includes a dormitory, an administrative unit and an all-religion meditation unit. A crèche has
been added later to look after the young children when their parents are away earning
wages. The community centre apart from becoming interactive place during festivities also
doubles up as health centre and Gym on the routine basis, the processes of recycling the
waste, it provides an economic activity for the poor as well as a sense of
Empowerment. Finally, as the recycled building components are cheaper and of higher
quality than the conventional materials, they provide affordable and superior quality
building alternatives for the urban poor. Thus, a holistic improvement in the quality of life

ABOUT PROJECT: Manav sadhana centres are a cluster of multipurpose activity

campuses consisting of school for the young, vocational training centre for the ladies,
gymnasium for the men, crèche for the toddler, health camp on weekends, craft production
unit for women and community centre for festive celebrations and events. The centre is an
apt example of sustainable design using recycled waste as the building components. Waste
such as fly ash, dump fill site waste, crate packaging, plastic water bottles, glass bottles, rag,
wrappers, metals crap and broken ceramic wares, compact disc and electronic hardware
etc. have been transformed into walling, roofing, flooring and fenestration elements. The
architecture thus creatively demonstrates environmental concern by reducing pollution and
energy through recycling of waste, empowers the poor economically by generating
economic opportunities through value addition processes and improves their quality of life
by developing affordable and durable alternative building products for their homes

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